diff --git a/src/osgText/FTGLPixmapFont.cpp b/src/osgText/FTGLPixmapFont.cpp
index 0417b150a..0ace582f5 100644
--- a/src/osgText/FTGLPixmapFont.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/FTGLPixmapFont.cpp
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ void FTGLPixmapFont::render( const char* string,unsigned int renderContext)
 {    
     glPushAttrib( GL_ENABLE_BIT | GL_PIXEL_MODE_BIT);
 
+    // Why is this modifying state here? - DB
     glEnable(GL_BLEND);
-     glBlendFunc( GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+    glBlendFunc( GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
 
     FTFont::render( string,renderContext);
 
     glPopAttrib();
-
 }
 
 
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ void FTGLPixmapFont::render( const wchar_t* string,unsigned int renderContext)
 {    
     glPushAttrib( GL_ENABLE_BIT | GL_PIXEL_MODE_BIT);
 
+    // Why is this modifying state here? - DB
     glEnable(GL_BLEND);
      glBlendFunc( GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
 
diff --git a/src/osgText/FTPixmapGlyph.cpp b/src/osgText/FTPixmapGlyph.cpp
index cb9bfb428..df442a82b 100644
--- a/src/osgText/FTPixmapGlyph.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/FTPixmapGlyph.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ FTPixmapGlyph::FTPixmapGlyph( FT_Glyph glyph)
     }
     numGreys = source->num_grays;
 
-     pos.x = bitmap->left;
+    pos.x = bitmap->left;
     pos.y = srcHeight - bitmap->top;
     
    // FIXME What about dest alignment?
@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ FTPixmapGlyph::FTPixmapGlyph( FT_Glyph glyph)
     data = osgNew unsigned char[destWidth * destHeight * 4];
     
     // Get the current glColor.
-    float ftglColour[4];
-    glGetFloatv( GL_CURRENT_COLOR, ftglColour);
+    float ftglColour[4] = { 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 };
+    // What if the current color is black... Nah.
+    //glGetFloatv( GL_CURRENT_COLOR, ftglColour);
+
     
     for(int y = 0; y < srcHeight; ++y)
     {
diff --git a/src/osgText/FTPixmapGlyph.h b/src/osgText/FTPixmapGlyph.h
index d9f6249d2..9ce3d49c9 100644
--- a/src/osgText/FTPixmapGlyph.h
+++ b/src/osgText/FTPixmapGlyph.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ class  FTGL_EXPORT FTPixmapGlyph : public FTGlyph
         virtual float Render( const FT_Vector& pen);
         
         // attributes
+	//
+	
 
     private:
         /**